This part is what I disagree with. Yuiko was meant to be helped, but her falling in love with Riki once realizing her emotions wasn’t part of the plan
Oooh, then why did Kyousuke repeatedly warn Riki to not get involved with Yuiko whenever Riki asked for help?
One has to wonder why Kurgaya is there in the first place if she’s not supposed to be helped. By “getting involved” he means getting involved in a relationship. One also has to ask why the Love-Love Hunters even existed.
Kyousuke’s hostile behavior doesn’t start until after the fireworks scene, which is around where Kurugaya’s should “should have ended”. The bros in general were supporting Riki until Kurugaya experiences emotions through the fireworks event, but stop him once he tries to take it a step further into a romantic relationship.
Skimming through this is pretty relevant to see the change:
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You can see that the bros were all for Riki helping Kurugaya, but don’t want him to take it past the fireworks scene.
And this part is where Kurugaya’s route basically “should have ended” as you can see from the dreamlike text., but she decides to prolong the dream.
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I always assumed she was there to help Kyousuke~ She is the only other person around who has control over the others, and she is the only one who has been seen manipulating the world during other people’s routes. The fact that she is exempt from the rule set by the dreamers must mean something. Kyousuke didn’t even realize that Yuiko’s regrets aren’t something that can be instantly sorted out.
My view on the whole Love-Love Hunters thing is that it was to have fun. I don’t think Kyousuke expected Riki to be accepted by Yuiko. Most of the Love-Love Hunter plans were just jokes, and even the fireworks didn’t work as planned.
Riki had already become strong. He had learned how to stand up to bullies, and he learned not to rely on others all the time.
Kyousuke just let his best friend express his feelings, before he forgot them all. I don’t think Kyousuke believed anything would come from it.
I guess we will never really know. Kyousuke’s mind jumps around a lot. It’s hard to know what he’s thinking until he acts on his thoughts.
I moved 7 posts to an existing topic: Little Busters! - Refrain Discussion (Spoilers!)
Discussion, while great, was getting quite off-topic and just becoming Refrain-focused, so I made a Refrain thread for you to continue in 
I’ll have to think this out more later so to be super detailed and all, but to put it very simply for now-
This route is my favorite. The reason for that is the idea of wishing for or wanting something that you simply can’t have, and despite the natural adversity of the situation- You fight for it. No matter how fleeting, and even if it’s met with failure that one has to ultimately accept. This is just something personally touching, and no other part of the VN can compare to it for me.
Spoiler’d because reasons.
I will say that Yuiko (and yes, I insist on calling her by her first name) was my favorite of the new girls, and I was really disappointed when, like Nayuki (Kanon) and Kyou (Clannad), she didn’t get her own arc. However, when I realized the first arc of Refrain was hers, I was really happy and was liking where it was going, but I was left disappointed even more by the end of it, comparable to Tomoyo (Clannad) and Hinata (Angel Beats!).
I actually went on a bit of a rant in one of my more recent videos. @Inuconandoyle knows what I’m talking about.
Well that’s rude, considering she doesn’t want to be refereed to by it.
In hindsight, yes it is, but I want to be able to refer to be more familiar with the characters I’ve grown attached to.
Does she even mention she dislikes the name Yuiko in the anime? O.O I skipped a lot of episodes…
I recall that she was uncomfortable with others saying it (I think it was Haruka who called her “Yui-chan”).
Komari 
Haruka always called her “Anego.”
I don’t rightly recall, but considering how changed up it got, I think it probably got thrown out.
No no, he’s right, Haruka did say something similar in the Anime at least once, I believe she said Yui-nee.
Pissed me off. Because she shouldn’t, I’m pretty sure someone fucked up there.
She usually used Anego, but that Yui-nee or whatever was definitely there.
WHAT!? B…But… That’s wrong ;~;
Still, her reason for hating people using her first name is totally acceptable, even if it is a bit distant. I like to believe she lets Riki call her by her first name in future~
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One little touch I really appreciate about Kurugaya’s character is her laugh. Her ‘a ha ha’ sounds so unnatural because it IS. She’s not used to laughing, so she has to force herself.
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There were a lot of subtle things about Yuiko that you wouldn’t really think about at the time, but is rather obvious when you look back at it. Granted I haven’t watched the first season since I watched Refrain, but once I get around to reviewing Little Busters!, that’s the big thing I’ll keep an eye on.
I thought she’d only said that she hated the name Elizabeth.
Umu, it’s similar to (Kanon spoilers) Sayuri] in a way~ They both force their laughter.
If I remember correctly, she doesn’t want anyone to call her by her given name (or any variation of it) apart from her husband (AKA. future Riki ) though that might have been an excuse~
I honestly didn’t make that connection between Yuiko and Sayuri , but it makes total since now.
Ahaha, right? They are very similar characters, Yuiko being arguably the more violent of the two. I’m surprised there isn’t any crossover fanart of them together~
Both have similar backgrounds, personalities, taste in music, and picnicking habits.
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